If I decide to self-publish a book what happens to the copyright? Is there a way to prevent others from claiming copyrights for a book published autonomously? Are there OS licenses specifically tuned for books?
CC BY-SA
or CC BY-NC-SA (the non-commercial-use-only one)
No, not NC. People should be able to feed themselves for their work
With a NC license, the author still can sell the work and make money. It’s just that other people can’t.
Yes. And other people should be able to use other people’s work to make derivative works to feed themselves
I think that’s best left up to the author. Sometimes someone might prefer that their art stay independent of capitalism. I think that is a respectable position.
You’re not a capitalist because you need to buy food
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/
You probably want the SA (share-alike) or NC-SA (non-commercial share-alike) but take a look and decide what suits you best.
From https://creativecommons.org/faq/#do-i-have-to-provide-my-name-can-i-ask-that-my-name-be-removed :
Do I have to provide my name? Can I ask that my name be removed?
As a licensor, you may choose to receive under any name that you wish, such as a pseudonym or pen name, or you may choose not to be credited by name at all, and to publish anonymously. You do not have to be credited under your legal name. Most jurisdictions permit this, but you should check to be sure this is valid in your jurisdiction.
Don’t go NC. Authors should be able to sell their work (and derivates too)
It’s useful as it makes it harder for AI to use it. Derivates can still reach out to ask to be allowed to sell it
We shouldn’t throw humans under the bus just to thwart AI. This is not the way.
I’m fine with making people email me if they want to sell derivatives of a creative work tho
And if you’re dead or incarcerated or otherwise uncontactable?
copyright will eventually expire after your death
and cc nc does not prevent derivatives, just profiting off of them without explicit permission, which is not that big of a deal
It is a big deal! Its the difference between starving and not
